Andy Chalk

Andy Chalk

US News Lead

Andy has been gaming on PCs from the very beginning, starting as a youngster with text adventures and primitive action games on a cassette-based TRS80. From there he graduated to the glory days of Sierra Online adventures and Microprose sims, ran a local BBS, learned how to build PCs, and developed a longstanding love of RPGs, immersive sims, and shooters. He began writing videogame news in 2007 for The Escapist and somehow managed to avoid getting fired until 2014, when he joined the storied ranks of PC Gamer. He covers all aspects of the industry, from new game announcements and patch notes to legal disputes, Twitch beefs, esports, and Henry Cavill. Lots of Henry Cavill.

Latest articles by Andy Chalk

Yves Guillemot, chief executive officer of Ubisoft SA, at the company's headquarters in Paris, France, on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. The five Guillemot brothers have forged a common vision for Ubisoft which they founded in the 1980s in a sleepy northwestern French town, catapulting it into one of the largest stand-alone studios in the $200 billion global video games industry. Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Ubisoft promises new Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Ghost Recon games are coming, but says this year will be 'quieter' than most

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news Please be patient.

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Fallout: New Vegas director Josh Sawyer reveals his optimal outcome for the Mojave Wasteland

By Andy Chalk Published

news Independence all the way.

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Hazel holding up a hand-drawn image in South of Midnight.
One week after going independent in the Xbox bloodbath, South of Midnight developer Compulsion Games is looking for work

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news Compulsion says it's open to working with studios "across the games and entertainment industry."

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Agent 64: Spies Never Die screenshot (cropped)
The GoldenEye homage that left us 'shaken and stirred' in 2022 is finally launching in August

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news A demo for Agent 64: Spies Never Die is still playable on Steam.

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Blackbeard snarling in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced sells 2 million copies in 1 day and achieves the 'highest concurrent player count ever recorded for an Assassin's Creed title' on Steam

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news The kids love Kenway.

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Asha Sharma (cropped)
Microsoft responds to racist Xbox layoff conspiracy theory, says CEO Asha Sharma is 'American born, raised, and educated'

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news There are a lot of good reasons to criticize the people responsible for Xbox layoffs, but racism isn't one of them.

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Paddle Paddle Paddle screen - two guys sitting side by side on a giant hot dog, holding paddles, staring at a floating gold nugget
Indie dev defends criticism of Steam refund abuse amid review bombing of his game: 'It's wrong to refund a game after having fun with it and completing it'

By Andy Chalk Published

news Mateo Covic said his 'rage game' is actually doing quite well on Steam, and its refund rate is normal—but that wasn't his point.

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British musicians and members of The Rolling Stones, Ronnie Wood, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards arrive for "The Rolling Stones: In Conversation with Conan O'Brien" at Weylin in Brooklyn, New York on May 5, 2026. The Rolling Stones will release a new album on July 10 named "Foreign Tongues", the legendary British rockers announced on May 5. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP via Getty Images)
The Rolling Stones are in Roblox, because I guess that's what rock and roll is now

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news I specifically asked for this to be painted black.

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Destiny 2 players get a final farewell gift from Bungie

By Andy Chalk Published

news Gloriabundus.

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Palworld
Palworld studio says delete your old mods before the 1.0 release: 'Disabling them is not enough'

By Andy Chalk Published

news Old mod data could cause real trouble with all the changes made for the big launch.

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UKRAINE - 2022/02/02: In this photo illustration, a Bungie Inc. logo of a video game developer is seen on a smartphone screen and PlayStation (PS) logo in the background. (Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Former Destiny 2 and Marathon director settles $200 million lawsuit against Sony and Bungie: 'The outcome is one I am very satisfied with'

By Andy Chalk Published

news Terms of the settlement were not disclosed, but Christopher Barrett seems very happy.

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Jacob Diaz closes his eyes
MindsEye developers protest against a fan event their own studio is hosting

By Andy Chalk Published

news Another bizarre twist in the Build a Rocket Boy saga.

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Magic the Gathering Card art of New Vegas' Caesar sitting on throne, holding gauntleted hand out with sideways thumb.
Obsidian is reportedly making a new Fallout game headed by Josh Sawyer after Microsoft pulled the plug on an Avowed sequel

By Andy Chalk Published

news 25% of the studio's workforce was let go in the sweeping Xbox layoffs, and multiple games in development were cancelled.

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That Cloud dude holding his huge dumb sword in Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis
Less than 3 years after it launched on Steam, the Final Fantasy 7 gacha game is closing

By Andy Chalk Published

news Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis will be gone in October.

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The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor trailer
Former Elder Scrolls Online designer laments the destruction of layoffs: 'There’s really no one left and no changing it now'

By Andy Chalk Published

news ZeniMax Online Studios reportedly lost half its employees in yesterday's Xbox layoffs.

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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 01: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) talks to reporters as he heads for a vote at the U.S. Capitol on June 01, 2026 in Washington, DC. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and Senate Republicans are navigating President Donald Trump's "anti-weaponization" fund and its impact on passing a reconciliation bill this week. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Bernie Sanders is mad about the Xbox layoffs

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news The senator from Vermont is pretty chapped about the price hikes, too.

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Xbox CEO Asha Sharma
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma points the finger at Xbox's previous strategy for yesterday's sweeping layoffs: 'We simply spread ourselves too thin'

By Andy Chalk Published

news Sharma didn't mention former CEO Phil Spencer by name or assign individual blame, but said Xbox is struggling because it neglected its "core business."

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Silence screen
A classic Daedalic adventure is free on GOG, and it's not one I particularly like but you can't beat the price

By Andy Chalk Published

news Lots of other people like it, though, so maybe it's a me thing.

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Screenshot of the game 007 First Light
IO Interactive says Project Fantasy isn't dead, but confirms that layoffs are happening

By Andy Chalk Published

news This isn't the sort of thing that should be happening a month after the release of a major, successful game like 007 First Light, but such is the way of the games industry.

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Asha Sharma, chief executive officer of Xbox,, during the Bloomberg Tech conference in San Francisco, California, US, on Thursday, June 4, 2026. The event brings together the leading CEOs, investors and innovators who are harnessing technology to change the world around us. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images
The games industry reacts to Xbox layoffs: 'We are clearly at a turning point'

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news 3,200 employees are being put out of work, and people have thoughts.

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 09: Todd Howard, Director and Executive Producer at Bethesda Game Studios, speaks during the Bethesda E3 Showcase at The Shrine Auditorium on June 09, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
Bethesda Game Studios and ZeniMax hit hard by Xbox layoffs, says union

By Andy Chalk Published

news ZeniMax Online Studios and id Software have survived the latest bloodbath at Microsoft, but it sounds like they've been cut deeply.

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Asha Sharma, chief executive officer of Xbox,, during the Bloomberg Tech conference in San Francisco, California, US, on Thursday, June 4, 2026. The event brings together the leading CEOs, investors and innovators who are harnessing technology to change the world around us. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Xbox is laying off 3,200 people and dumping 4 studios in 'the most significant restructure in Xbox history'

By Andy Chalk Published

news Compulsion, Double Fine, Ninja Theory, and Undead Labs are out, and the future doesn't sound very good for Arkane either.

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The Hand Cannon in Fortnite.
Epic reaches lawsuit settlement with former contractor who was also a notorious Fortnite leaker

By Andy Chalk Published

news No more leaking for you!

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Mechanical base in Sand
Sand publisher celebrates 300,000 copies sold: 'We getting a half hour of air conditioning tonight!'

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news Yesterday's big update, which had to be rolled back after it caused connection problems, is also live again.

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Nexus: The Jupiter Incident trailer still - big spaceship firing green beam at smaller ship that's running away
One of the best sci-fi strategy games of 2004 is free in GOG's Summer Sale

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news Nexus: The Jupiter Incident is an oldie but a goodie.

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